Sold AS The alpha King's Breeder

Chapter 5: Do You Want to Die?

I was in that dream again.

Grass wet with dew brushed against my bare legs as I glided quickly through the meadow, barely feeling the ground beneath my feet. My eyes were scanning for another glimpse of the majestic creature I’d just gained sight of a moment ago before it bound between two large pine trees.

I knew if I followed the gorgeous white pony further into the woods, I would run into him again.

“Don’t touch me!” He raised his voice, but he didn’t sit up, and his arms lay limp at his side. He wore a mask over his face. Only his onyx black eyes were visible to me.

“Do you want to die?” I retorted as I inspected his body for wounds.

“…I don’t care,” he replied quietly.

My hands paused. For some reason, his words broke my heart a little, even though he’d almost killed me just now.

I lifted my gaze to meet his. His eyes were so deep, so dark, like infinite wells, and I feared that if I spent too much time looking into them, I might not be able to extricate myself from their depths.

“Well, I do, okay?” I said. “My father would yell at me if he finds out I left someone bleeding to death in the wild! Relax. l’

m just going to bandage up these wounds.”

He grunted a bit when I lifted him off of the ground, but he didn’t fight back anymore.

Silence filled the air, and I felt I had to say something, so I started with the basic question. “What’s your name?”

He looked at me with those dark eyes and answered, “I don’t have one.”

“Really? That’s strange, because I don’t have one either.”

He cocked his head to the side and gave me a look that was a cross between confused and annoyed.

“It’s true. People just call me girl.”

“Girl?” he repeated.

“That’s right. Girl,” I gave him a big smile. My father had told me that smiles were one of the most effective ways to make friends.

But instead of returning a smile back to me, he almost seemed a bit uncomfortable and moved his gaze away from mine. “And what are you doing out here in the woods all alone?” he asked.

“Um…“ | tapped on my chin. “Have you heard of the Sun Blossom flower?”

His eyes widened slightly, and I could see that he had heard of it.

I continued, “You know, the flower that grows on the side of the mountains. I’ve heard they’re beautiful, and smell won

WI

derful. That’s why I came. My friend was leading me there…”

“Your friend?” he glanced around immediately, his tone

wary.

“Yes, my new friend. A little white pony…”

He let out a breath of relief, and then said matter-of-fact ly. “Those flowers, they’re not easy to get.”

“My mother also said it was a fool’s errand.” | rested my hands in my lap. “But I love flowers. Don’t you?”

He shrugged and looked down at the ground.

was suddenly extinguished. His whole body was

and I

still here?” | couldn’t stop the

“Is something the matter?”

shock, my mouth agape as he stood in front of me

happened?”

at me. In it was a beautiful Sun Blos som flower in full

he said, handing the flower to me. “So

the flower.

me, and the darkness seemed to seep in all around me

shouted, wishing I knew his

and that was when I no

my pants, and the

blood was coming

shouted. “Are you all right?

the eyes behind his mask, but in

breathing had stopped, but the

from me-I realized he was dead and that

pounding out of my chest as my eyes

my hand over my face, I sat up in bed and looked at the fig ures of the other girls sleeping in

Right. The palace.

It was no wonder i’d had such a bloody version

the curtains, and a glance at the clock told me that it was

go back to sleep. Not

of bed and decided to head to the gar den for a bit of fresh

was crisp so I inhaled deeply, feeling more optimistic

Luckily, his lessons had been engraved in

me was a particularly beautiful rosebush. The blooms were a soft pink with traces of white, and they smelled divine. I paused to breathe them in, looking at the glorious pink and gold sunrise

Peace fulness settled around me, and I found a measure of content ment in the solace of

my attention and they quickly ushered my resolve

of something crashing hard

thought were growls, followed by muttered curse words and grunts

people fighting one another, and I immediately recognized one of them. He was the last person I wanted to

again. Really, how hated

clearly gaining an upper hand, I decided it would be best to get

Shoot!

tried to hide myself, praying neither of them noticed

combat seemed to be interrupted by me and ended shortly. Just then, I heard a familiar voice order,

my face, messing

wouldn’t want to look at me. That way, he wouldn’t recognize me as the sole survivor of

expression was hard. His dark

was open about halfway. My eyes immediately went to his chest, but then

footsteps on the path behind him gave me a bit of hope that maybe someone would come along and spare

in quick succession as Jake, the Beta, stopped next to the prince, but Prince Theo

doing here?” Instead of replying to his

Highness,”

it. “You may look a

to come up with an excuse he might like for being outside. “Yes, that’s true. I was… on my way to the kitchen… to learn

a low rumble, and with every syllable, a new tremor of fear passed over me. “Let me make this clear. Leave me alone

tried to remind him, “But the king’s order

get away?” | as sumed he was referring to

glanced at me and dared

closer to me, and I cowered, but my feet remained planted for worry of what would hap pen

interrupt me, I will end you. Do you hear me?” His words